Answering the call for new rituals in our secular age, this book recognises the essential importance of rituals to the psychological, physical and spiritual health of individuals, families, organisations, and society as a whole. The book examines and explains the history, function and place of emerging rituals in different cultures, as well as providing practical guidance for creating your own secular rituals. The author includes examples, risk factors and checklists for the stages of planning new rituals for life events such as birth, marriage, and death, as well as for public occasions such as graduation and protest marches.
Table of Content
Acknowledgements. Foreword by Isabel Russo. Association. Preface. Part I – Our Ritual Heritage. 1. From Rock Art to Ritual Art. 2. The Sense of Ritual. Part II – Ritual Through Craft. 3. Basic Guidelines for Ritualizing. 4. Ritual Design and Materials. 5. A Ritual Toolbox. Part III – Crafting Meaningful Ritual. 6. Birth and Beginnings. 7. Coming of Age. 8. Marriage. 9. Growing Up, Growing Old. 10. Death and Endings. 11. Ritualizing in Public Spaces. Conclusion. References. Index.
About the author
Jeltje Gordon-Lennox is an author, psychotherapist, and founder of the Ashoka Association (Ashoka.ch), where she trains secular celebrants in the craft of secular ritualization. Jeltje lives in Switzerland.
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